While the Trump administration said this week the Internal Revenue Service will issue tax refunds even if the government shutdown drags on into tax season, there are a number of reasons filers could encounter obstacles as a result of prolonged political infighting.

Dawson, Smith, Purvis and Bassett was merged into Marcum, effective Jan. 1. The 29-year-old firm’s seven partners and 20 associates will remain at their current location, at 15 Casco Street, which became Marcum's second Portland office.

Last March, Marcum LLP, the mid-market accounting firm that has been slowly growing its Greater Hartford presence in recent years, officially launched its robotic process automation service to help clients reduce operating costs and increase efficiency.

Marcum, the New York accounting firm that has entered and grown in the Philadelphia market via two acquisitions over the past decade, has nearly doubled its office space by moving across Market Street in Center City.

With more than 35 years of successful experience serving the nonprofit sector, Raffa regularly serves as an Audit Partner and provides clients with advisory services. Upon her graduation from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Raffa spent the early part of her career at a Big 8 firm.

Raffa - Marcum's Nonprofit & Social Sector Group's strength and competitive edge lies in the fact that we provide expertise and superior service across a variety of essential interrelated financial, technology and consulting competencies.

Marcum LLP announced that Raffa-Marcum's Nonprofit & Social Sector Group was named to the inaugural list of Real Leaders 100 Top Impact Companies, a collaboration of Real Leaders magazine, Big Path Capital, and B Lab.

Marcum LLP is one of the largest independent public accounting and advisory services firms in the nation, with offices in major
business markets throughout the U.S., as well as Grand Cayman, China and Ireland.